Enhancing tuberculosis diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction: An experience at a tertiary hospital
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a severe global public health issue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of an in-house TB PCR (polymerase chain reaction) in sputum. Methods: DNA from sputum specimens were submitted to a nested-PCR protocol for the IS6110 region...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
| Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/61295 |